BYU 7 6 0 10 0 — 23
BC 6 6 8 3 7 — 30
First quarter
BYU (10:49): John Beck 1 run (Jared McLaughlin kick)
11 plays, 66 yards, 4:11
KEY PLAY: Tonga runs for 13 yards to the BC 17.
Boston College (2:09): Brian Toal 1 run (Ryan Ohliger kick failed)
4 plays, 85 yards, 1:55
KEY PLAY: Brandon Robinson hauls in a 79-yard catch on first down to put BC inside the 10.
Second quarter
BYU (11:15): McLaughlin 45 field goal
5 plays, 10 yards, :54
KEY PLAY: Nathan Meikle returns a punt 24 yards, and an illegal formation penalty on the Eagles on the play gives the Cougars the ball at the BC 38.
BYU (6:35): McLaughlin 50 field goal
7 plays, 29 yards, 2:12
KEY PLAY: Beck completes a 16-yard pass to Daniel Coats to move BYU into BC territory.
Boston College (3:22): Tony Gonzalez 18 pass from Matt Ryan (Ohliger kick failed)
10 plays, 83 yards, 3:13
KEY PLAY: BYU cornerback Ben Criddle nearly picks off a pass in the end zone. One play later, the Eagles score.
Third quarter
Boston College (8:12): Ryan 1 run (Kevin Challenger pass)
11 plays, 42 yards, 4:11
KEY PLAY: Brandon Robinson makes a key four-yard catch on fourth-and-2 to keep the drive alive.
Fourth quarter
BYU (14:56) : Fui Vakapuna 6 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)
8 plays, 96 yards, 3:21
KEY PLAY: Jonny Harline's 26-yard pass reception puts BYU at the BC 18.
Boston College (10:07): Ohliger 20 field goal
11 plays, 82 yards, 4:49
KEY PLAY: On 3rd and 5, Ryan connects with tight end Trey Koziol for 20 yards.
BYU (6:33): McLaughlin 25 field goal
10 plays, 79 yards, 3:34
KEY PLAY: Receiver Matt Allen catches a 36-yard pass on a post pattern to put BYU at the BC 7.
Overtime
Boston College (0:00): Gonzalez 25 pass from Ryan
1 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
KEY PLAY: The Cougars couldn't answer, as Beck was intercepted to finish the game.
BYU BC
First downs 27 23
Rushes-Yards (Net) 30-111 26-115
Passing-Yards (Net) 436 356
Comp-Att-Int 38-60-2 29-48-2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Penalties-Yards 10-67 2-10
Punts-Avg. 4-49.3 6-40.5
Possession Time 32:15 27:45
RUSHING — BYU, Brown 15-49, Man.Tonga 5-47, Vakapuna 5-31, Hague 1-(minus 1), Jo.Beck 4-(minus 15). Boston College, Whitworth 11-61, Callender 8-49, Ryan 5-3, Toal 2-2.
PASSING — BYU, Jo.Beck 38-59-2-436, J.McLaughlin 0-1-0-0. Boston College, Ryan 29-48-2-356.
RECEIVING — BYU, Brown 11-94, Allen 6-108, Harline 6-71, Man.Tonga 4-46, Reed 3-26, Meikle 3-24, Coats 2-26, Jacobson 1-22, Collie 1-13, Vakapuna 1-6. Boston College, B.Robinson 7-140, Gonzalez 6-70, Challenger 4-35, Callender 3-40, Purvis 3-25, Whitworth 2-11, Koziol 1-20, Palmer 1-8, Gunnell 1-6, J.Smith 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS — BYU, Gooch 1-0, Poppinga 1-0. Boston College, Silva 1-0, Tribble 1-0.
SACKS — BYU, Paongo 1. Boston College, Atkin 1-7.
TACKLES — BYU, Gooch 5-5-7.5, Criddle 6-1-6.5, Kehl 3-5-5.5, Wagner 5-1-5.5, Gabriel 3-3-4.5, Nixon 3-2-4, Jensen 1-5-3.5, Robinson 3-3, Poppinga 2-1-2.5, Tonga 0-2-2, Paongo 0-2-2, McLaughlin 1-1-1.5; Russ Tialavea 2-1-3, Bates, 0-1-1, Hodgkiss 0-0-1, Bates 1-0-1, Allen 1-0-1, Doman 1-0-1, Bolden 1-0-1, Jorgenson 0-0-1, Mark Staffieri 0-0-1. Boston College, Francois 9-5-11.5, Dunbar 6-4-8, Silva 6-2-7.
ATTENDANCE — 40,233
Schedule
Date Opponent Result
Sep. 2 at Arizona L, 16-13
Sep. 9 vs. Tulsa W, 49-24
Sep. 16 at Boston College L, 30-23 (2OT)
Sep. 23 vs. Utah State —
Sep. 28 at TCU —
Oct. 7 vs. San Diego State —
Oct. 21 vs. UNLV —
Oct. 28 at Air Force —
Nov. 4 at Colorado State —
Nov. 9 vs. Wyoming —
Nov. 18 vs. New Mexico —
Nov. 25 at Utah —
Overall: 1-2 Conference: 0-0